1
: a pen or enclosure for confining or capturing livestock
herded the cattle into the corral
2
: an enclosure made with wagons for defense of an encampment
corralled; corralling
1
: to enclose in a corral (see corral entry 1 sense 1)
corralled the horses
2
: to arrange (wagons) so as to form a corral (see corral entry 1 sense 2)
Examples of corral in a Sentence
Noun
the horses live in our corral, along with a cow
Verb
corralled everyone in the conference room for a speech by the CEO
corralled a scattering of stray pens and quickly stuffed them in the drawer to tidy the desk
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Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2025
Then, there's Dumbell Ranch, which has a main house, a bunkhouse, a mobile home for employees, several historic barns, and corrals, and even a few working shops.
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Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Witnesses and other by-standers were able to corral the dogs away from the victim following the attack.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Nance learned pipe welding from his uncle, who built fencing for corrals.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2025
Then, there's Dumbell Ranch, which has a main house, a bunkhouse, a mobile home for employees, several historic barns, and corrals, and even a few working shops.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
Their ability to swing elections brings some efficiency to proxy battles, corralling the efforts of corporate management and the hedge funds trying to pressure them, and winning over the Big Three is usually enough for either side to secure victory.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Witnesses and other by-standers were able to corral the dogs away from the victim following the attack.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Corral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corral. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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corral
1 of 2 noun
cor·ral
kə-ˈral 
1
: a pen for keeping or capturing livestock
2
: an enclosure made with wagons for defense of a camp
corral
2 of 2 verb
corralled; corralling
1
: to keep in or as if in a corral
2
3
: to arrange wagons so as to form a corral
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